New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-17
From this it appears that the total Number Of
miles covered was 3.02S aud the average for each

From this it appears that the total Number oi
miles covered was ,O2S and the average iOr eacu
day about ~ miles,
pleasantly r marked Captain Kerr to IIuBcSE
thing tor u.s. 1t is all very well to sit In yonr easy
chair and read about other peoples misforiunes,
but yOy age without incident Is the pleasant 10
MAKE a.,
According to Captain Kerrs well kept chronicle
the start was made from Gourock pay on the Cydo
at 10 o'clock ON the morning OF MONDAY, 'uy
the gallant cutter Oft, aud amid shouts OF iurran
for the Thistle" she dropoed down ihe clyde. i9
at Llrgs Channel Mr.. and Mrs. Bel Mr. and Mrs
Hilliard. James Coates. John Clark Paisley and
large company Of friends joined the oatgolms ing
of the finest on the Clyde, and wnich Is ex,
pecred here with the owner next week, conveyed
the lhisCle to Whting Bay. and there look on Mr'
in the light breeze Sanda was passed at distance
OF two miles At 2 O'clock on tne morning OK
Tuesday July 20 the bare brown biaiS Oh i sne Muu
of Csntvre. that greet and bid farewell
to travellers to ana from Scotland, were
left behind and few hours later the thistle was
rocking IN the long Atlantic swell. Daring tns
first three DAYS she experienced dirty weatner.
getting the full force of q nor Invest gale; oue
nothing was felt OF the big waves which strnsK
the U,nbrla and scared her passengers on July "a;
Nothing q any special interest happened. oe.ond
passing the bark hiawatha bound west ana se'efat
unknown vessels until August 10 =; wnem The tos os
for that ay states that il opened with fIes east
south4 4asi breeze and fine clear weather All pos.
sIbe sail was set 1 ne breeze apparently freshened
nm till it was almost gale. and the resuls
of rnnnirg before il with ali possible sau
set il recorded In the folio wing entry - p ul,
soinnaker halllards carried away. Got them re.
paired and set the SAL" Tns was the only nlshap
of tne whole VOYAGE August was the day on
which. as stated IN the dispatches from London
published yesterday. Captain ormsfoD. OF tho
British steamer Annie, reported that he bad pacsed
the Thistle Lieutenant Cottman. OF tho
Hvdrographic uffiro. placed her as about
/ 800 miles from Sandy Hook and about the sam
distance from her starting point. Tins CALCULATION
turns out 10 DO remarkably correct, as sac waS Wa
about that time according to her record just looo
miles from Gourock. On SUNDAY last when tno
Lord Give SD Ike her. the following entry appe,rs:
"IO:3O A. M, the steamship Lord CnVe lIom
Liverpool, tIat. 40.4 N. long. 7o.oo w" p"SSeu
close to and took our report" ,.,, 90,
Several cams were experienced, psriculaIry r u "a
Anousf and ii and. indeed. w1en tne tug ropu-
win s,ghted her Yesterday morning sue was iylus'
mot;on1ess with the sailors whisthng tor oieexe.
Can,oin Kerr said to HE THsUNE reporter We
never had twenty -fonr consecutive hours Oh rea"y
s%on,ain B,rr with Scotch caution does not brag
of hrs vach s prospects TOO freely bu at the same
Tine he sneaks with quiet, assured air that shows
unhomnded confidence IN her qualities. -
"What do tho Scotch people expect, Captain"
Nv. rher expect us to bring back the cup.". was
the reply. lie heard of the Volunteers doings
unmOve5, simply smiling aud gazing VII!
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